Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
LXI, NEW SERIES VOL. XXXIH.

pathy of large circle of friends. ...
Mrs. John Sprague is seriously ill....
The apple crop will be light in this vicin
ity this fall lowing to the catching
finished haying yet Daniel Gorton is
erecting nice residence at the Centre
this summer.
JERICHO.
Among those who are stopping in town
with friends are ID. G.. McEwen and fami
ly of Brooklyn, n. Y, DR.. H. g. Howe
and family of Hartford, Conn, f. w
Oakes and family of Windsor, Simeon
Clapp and family of New York city and
Mrs. &. H. Vaughan of Pattsburgh, N. Y.
DR.. A. b. Somers and wife were most
agreeably surprised Saturday evening
| upon their return home from q call, to
find about $50 friends had taken posses
sion of their residence, the occasion being
the fifteenth anniversary of their mar
| rage The genial doctor and cStimable
wife at once took in the situation and
agreeably surrendered to the inevitable.
The doctor has won universal respect and
utmost confidence, here and in neighbor-
ing towns. Sharing equally with her
husband in these expressions of regard
and attachment Mrs. Somers has endear-
ed herself to all who have the pleasure of
her acquaintance. During the evening
which was spent in pleasant conversation,
refreshments were served after which the
guests departed, leaving many warm and
heartfelt expressions or the future.
wEsTFORD.
Rev. B. S. Adams is spending his vala-
ton with friends in the eastern part of
the State and New Hampshire ... Or. A.
7. Arkley is the attending physician Of
Irving Thompson who is sick. An in
terestng game of ball was played on the
common Saturday, between the home
team and Essex nine which resulted in Il
draw game. ..... The Oldest son of G. V.
Macomber is quite sick. The Baptist
church bell booms again after being de
rallied short time b" accident.
HINEsBURGH.
During the recent storms, haystack5
were blown over, barns nnroofed and
fruit and forest trees broken or torn up by
the roots The apple orchards are nearly
stripped of fruit and the damage to corn
and grain is large. In the south part of
the town after the hail storm of July %,
hail stones could be shoveled up by the
wagon load and in sheltered places the ice
did not disappear until the next day y......
Amos Barnum of Monkton, well-to do
farmer cut his throat Thursday, but not
fatally and has been taken to Brattleboro.
He has been melancholy for some tir e
from fear that he and his family were
coming to the poor house ......Ir. /. |.
Cole has engaged George Papineau of
Shelburn as miller in his grist mill .....
Alexander Fraser has l03 swarms and
lual meeting of the W. c. 7. 7. will be
neld Thursday at p. M. .....T Tie !. w.
G. L. &. met Tuesday at Ms. Fl l4nk An
drews. .... Tax pay eIs can save four per
ceht by paying their t. 'es to the town
Il easurer before September 1..... Mr.. Ar
thur l.. Castle of Jericho spent Sunday
with his brother 5, G. Castle. .... The
agent of the Verm, ut Bible society will
hold a union service in the Congregational
church at II o'clock a. m, Sunday August
2l... Mr. A. b. Stearns is engaged in
botanical and horticultural work with
Mr. f. II. Hosford of Chai lotte. His son
Frank carries on the home faI aIm...... Miss
Mary l.. Wilson, graduate OF Castleton
Normal school has been engaged to teach
the village school. ....A. H. w I'd the
post master is suffering with rheumatism.
..... Miss Hattie Mead is spending her
vacation at home AR. MAJ lin and
family of Plattsburgh are the uests of
+. p. Martin. DIR. Rus. ell has bought
Wertheim's ray horse for Sl15..... Miss
Cora baldwin and raniei Weller have
committed matrimony. .... David Fraser
has opened grocer y..... There are "a
large hay stacks on the road from Hines
bursh to Shelburn. The BaDtist So
ciety is without a minister yet lat hold
services at which a sermon Is read and a
Sunday school held every Sunday y......
The creamery pays o. cents per 100 fc-
milk and receives about 900 pounds daily.
The Valley factory makes D. "J pound
cheese daily and the Union .actol.1S.
BOLTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Mors~ hcve been
Speeding several da.S in Montpelier. .....
Staten Agent White of North DuXbury
has two cousins from Hinesburgh visiting
at his home Rev. Mr.. Smith of Water
bUrV n~pgcbp6 a Mort h IluN b11ry ~
afternoon ..... Mrs Carl Nelson of Orth
Du,buI,y Is very sick...Mi Hattie
kingsbury of Burlington is spending Il
few day ; with the family of George Stev-
ems 900. Miss Eta Hayden is visiting in
is gong to move to the farm oi Luther
Davis. in Waterbury. ..... Miss Il osa Sum
ner of Waterbury is to spe I'D the remain